Veritas NetBackup 6.
5 for Solaris, Administration (VT-1515)
Objective
At the completion of the course, you will be able to:
Describe the master, media, and EMM servers and clients
Identify NBU options and agents
Install and verify NBU
Add robots and drives
Configure storage units, storage unit groups, volumes, and volume pools
Manage volumes
Configure policy attributes and schedules
Identify the available policy types
Define which files, directories, and clients to back up
Monitor and troubleshoot backup jobs
Restore files and monitor restore jobs
Verify, duplicate, expire, and import backup images
Back up and recover NBU catalogs
Use NBU notify scripts
Identify master server, media server, and client processes or services
Run user-directed backup jobs
Configure legacy, unified, and robust logging
Run NBU activity reports
Tune NBU
Install and configure NOM
Perform basic NOM administration tasks
Overview
The Veritas NetBackup 6.5 for Solaris, Administration course provides the IT professional with
instruction about the functionality of Veritas NetBackup 6.5 software. This course covers the
general principles of using NetBackup to develop and implement a storage management
strategy, including how to install, configure, operate, and manage NetBackup 6.5.
Who can benefit
This course is for system administrators, system engineers, technical support personnel, and
system integration staff who are responsible for the design, performance optimization, and
troubleshooting of Veritas NetBackup.
Prerequisites
Students should be familiar with the administration and configuration of the platforms that are
covered by the course.
Content
NetBackup Essentials
The NetBackup Environment
NetBackup Concepts
NetBackup Options and Agents
Installing and Configuring NetBackup
NetBackup Essentials
The NetBackup Environment
NetBackup Concepts
NetBackup Options and Agents
Installing and Configuring NetBackup
Preinstallation Considerations
Installing and Verifying Your NetBackup Application
Configuring NetBackup
Upgrade Considerations
Troubleshooting NetBackup Installation Issues
Configuring Devices
Adding Robots
Adding Drives
Adding Robots and Drives Using the Wizard
Monitoring Shared Drives
Monitoring and Maintaining Devices
Troubleshooting Devices
Configuring Storage Units
Storage Units
Configuring Storage Units
Configuring Storage Units Using the Device
Configuration Wizard
Troubleshooting Storage Units
Configuring Media
Configuring Volume Pools
Configuring Volumes
Managing Physical Volumes
Configuring Policy Attributes
Creating a Policy
Policy Attributes
Policy Types
Scheduling Policies
Creating a New Schedule
Policy Schedules
Troubleshooting Policy Scheduling Issues
Client Lists and Backup Selections
Creating Backup Selections
Adding Clients to a Policy
Distributing Client Software
Troubleshooting Backup Selections and Client Issues
Performing Manual Backups
Invoking Backup Operations
Using the NetBackup GUI for Backup Operations
Troubleshooting Problems with Backup Operations
Performing Restores
How Restores Work
Performing Restore Operations
Troubleshooting Restore Issues
Managing Media and Images
Understanding Media
Verifying Backup Images
Duplicating Backup Images
Expiring Backup Images
Importing Backup Images
Troubleshooting Media-Related Issues
Performing Catalog Backups and Restores
NetBackup Catalogs
Catalog Backups
Configuring Catalog Backups
Disaster Recovery
Troubleshooting
Using NetBackup Scripts
Notify Scripts
Additional Scripts
NetBackup Process Flow
NetBackup Processes
Monitoring and Managing Processes
NetBackup Communications
Troubleshooting NetBackup Processes, Daemons, and Communications
Performing User Backups
Setting Up User-Directed Backup Jobs
Running User-Directed Backups and Archives
Troubleshooting User-Directed Backups and Archives
Using Debug Logs and Reports
Legacy Logging
Unified Logging
Robust Logging
NetBackup Reports
Tuning NetBackup
Planning an Efficient Backup Strategy
Using Multiple Data Streams
Tuning Data Buffers
Customizing Host Properties
NetBackup Operations Manager
NOM Overview
Initial Setup and Configuration
The NOM Console
NOM Operations
NOM Administration
